Christian Bale is known as an English actor. He is most famous for his leading roles in 'American Psycho' and the 'Batman' film franchise.

Background and Age

Christian Bale was born on January 30, 1974, in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Performing was in his genes, with a mother who was a dancer and a comedian and a more seasoned sister who was an actress. His grandfather was in the entertainment business, working for John Wayne on the 1962 film, Hatari!

Wife and Kids

Christian Bale has been married to Sibi Blazic since the year 2000. She worked as a former model and a personal assistant. The loving couple gave birth to their first kid together, a little girl named Emmeline, in 2005. Bale and Blazic gave birth to their subsequent youngster, a boy named Joseph in 2014.

Career and Net Worth

Bale played a preppy serial executioner in American Psycho (2000), based on the book by Bret Easton Ellis. Bale physically changed himself for the role to mirror his character's fixation on his own appearance. Frequently scorned for its brutality, the film brought Bale's profile up in Hollywood. Bale became a huge name when he got the chance to play the amazing main superhuman in Batman Begins (2005), directed by Christopher Nolan. Bale beat out such actors as Jake Gyllenhaal, Joshua Jackson and Cillian Murphy for the highly desired part.

Proceeding to pursue a various blend of roles, Bale played an officer in Harsh Times (2005). He likewise appeared in Terrence Malick's authentic drama The New World (2005) as John Rolfe, the spouse of Pocahontas. For Rescue Dawn (2006), Bale went through months shooting in the wildernesses of Thailand to depict an American pilot caught during the Vietnam War.

Bale and Heath Ledger worked together on the second portion of Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight (2008), an artistic superhero film that at last earned more than $1 billion internationally. However, the project was defaced by a tragic disaster, as Ledger kicked the bucket from an overdose in January 2008, just before the film's release. The two had gotten close during the creation of the film and Bale was stunned by Ledger's abrupt passing. Heath's performance as the Joker was praised as one of the most brilliant acting performances of all time.

In January 2020, it was announced that the film Ford v Ferrari was added to the list of Oscar nominations for the Best Picture category. Christian Bale has a starring role in the film as Ken Miles.

Date modified: May 14, 2020
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